'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' Fan Review: Twitter declares HBO drama 'a hit'

'What a great opening episode of #WinningTime ! It finds inventive ways to tell a story and keeps you laughing.#HBOMax,' one of the tweets read
UPDATED MAR 7, 2022
Quincy Isiah as Magic Johnson in a still from 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' (HBO)
Quincy Isiah as Magic Johnson in a still from 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' (HBO)

'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' is already a massive hit according to fans who caught the HBO sports drama's premiere on Sunday (March 6).  The series opener explored the story of how Dr Jerry Buss (John C Reily) brought the Los Angeles Lakers and went on draft superstar Earvin 'Magic' Johnson (Quincy Isiah) in 1979. It was a dramatized version no doubt, but the crisp writing and the stellar performances by the cast had the audience in rapt attention.

Also starring in key roles in the opener was Jason Clark as Lakers head coach Jerry West, Gaby Hoffmann as Claire Rothman, Hadley Robinson as Jeanie Buss, Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr., Solomon Hughes as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and DeVaughn Nixon as Norm Nixon.

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"If you a Lakers fan this a must-watch, i never knew jerry west was such a hater lmao #WinningTime," one of the comments read. "What a great opening episode of #WinningTime ! It finds inventive ways to tell a story and keeps you laughing.#HBOMax," another tweet read. "First episode was so much fun. Love the Magic and Jerry dynamic #WinningTime," a fan remarked. "I know it’s unauthorized, heavily sensationalist, probably majority fictionalized, but goddamit #WinningTime ‘s first episode was good!" one of the tweets said.

Trust the non-Lakers fan taking a dig, but liking the show and Johnson.  "The entire Lakers organization were some assholes until Magic got there lol #WinningTime," one of the fans wrote. The declarations of the show's future came ib thick and fast. "Show’s going to be a hit #WinningTime," one of the fans opined. "Yo thoroughly enjoyed the #WinningTime pilot episode. Great casting and love the vintage look of the cinematography," one of the fans tweeted.

"Between @jeffpearlman story and Adam McKay's vision, #WinningTime is going to be an absolute masterpiece," another tweet read. "#WinningTime is incredible...and Jason Clarke as Jerry West is some of the finest casting in recent memory," one of the fans commented.



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

What are your thoughts in the season premiere of 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'?

'Winning Time' airs Sunday nights at 9 pm ET on HBO.

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